Farah Maalim
Farah Maalim Mohamed | |
|---|---|
| Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Kenya | |
| In office 15 January 2008 – 14 January 2013 | |
| Preceded by | David Musila |
| Succeeded by | Joyce Laboso |
| Member of Parliament for Lagdera Constituency | |
| In office 15 January 2008 – 14 January 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Abdillahi Sheikh Dahir |
| Succeeded by | Mohamed Muktar Shidiye |
| Member of Parliament for Lagdera Constituency | |
| In office 26 January 1993 – 10 November 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Slan Ahmed Nuno |
| Succeeded by | Mohamed Muktar Shidiye |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1956 |
| Political party | Orange Democratic Movement |
Farah Maalim Mohamed (Somali: Faarax Maaliim Maxamed) is a Kenyan politician.[1] He is the former Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Kenya, and has almost twenty-five years of experience on the Kenyan political scene. He is of Somali ethnicity.clan Auliyahan ogaden sub-clan of Darood
Biography
Maalim belongs to the Auliyahan sub-clan of the Ogaden Darod Somali clan.[2] He was educated at Maseno School.[3] He is a member of the Wiper Democratic Movement political party in Kenya, and was elected to represent the Lagdera Constituency in the National Assembly of Kenya in the 10th Kenyan Parliament.[4] He had previously served in the 7th Kenyan Parliament.
In November 2012, Maalim led a group of MPs, which accused Kenyan soldiers of fomenting violence and using undue force during a security operation in Garissa. The legislators threatened to take the matter to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) if the perpetrators were not brought to justice.[5][6] Maalim also suggested that the deployment of the soldiers was unconstitutional and had not received the requisite parliamentary approval,[5] and that the ensuing rampage cost Garissa entrepreneurs over Sh1.5 billion to Sh2billion in missed revenue.[6]
In the 2013 elections, Maalim ran for the Garissa County Senate seat, but was defeated by Yusuf Haji.
References
- ^ On Somalis in the new Kenyan cabinet
- ^ Sugow, Abdikadir (8 July 2012). "Youth overlooked as big guns angle for race". Standard Digital. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
- ^ "Maseno Old Boys". Maseno School. Retrieved 2011-08-04.
- ^ Members Of The 10th Parliament Archived June 16, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Parliament of Kenya. Accessed June 19, 2008.
- ^ a b "Woman killed, 10 injured in Garissa swoop". The Star. 21 November 2012. Archived from the original on 28 November 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
- ^ a b Wafula, Caroline (20 November 2012). "MPs accuse State of using undue force". Daily Nation. Retrieved 21 November 2012.